Prison reform needed after Attica calls for change
The piece argues for sweeping prison reform beyond condemnations following Attica. It notes high recidivism, underfunded jails with lacking recreation education medical facilities and visitor access, and urges shifting from punishment to rehabilitation funded as societal investment. It cites studies and a call for public attitude change anchored by II Chronicles 25 17.
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San Quentin
Attica
Justice Department
Nixon sees Red China and Russia using each other as foes
Paul Harvey argues Moscow and Peking fear each other more than the United States. He notes Red Star and Red Flag portray the other as enemy number one, while Nixon's China overture may fuel this clash. Both regimes rely on external enemies to maintain internal cohesion amid rising militarization and control.
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Red China
Red Star
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Red Flag
United States
Peking
Nixon
Moscow
Mao Tse Tung
Stalin
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China
Mao
Hungary
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East Germany
Berlin
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Nixon to Pack Supreme Court Sparks Political Fire
John Roche argues that President Nixon’s plan to appoint two new justices will cement a conservative court for generations. He condemns New Left critics who treated politics like a game and warns that Supreme Court power is not a disposable resource but a lasting, potentially lasting shift with far reaching consequences.
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Supreme Court
Humphrey
Democratic Party
David Halberstam
Neil Sheehan
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Tor
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
Black
Douglas
Whose Fault Is It Middletown The Editor Letter
A reader laments Middletown strife between black and white youths, condemns KKK manipulation, and urges unity. The piece questions parental influence and school leadership, calling for a strong, decisive figure to guide students and taxpayers through unrest and rebuild trust in officials and institutions.
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Theigh School
Breiel Boulevard
United States
Lubera
Johnson
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New Canal Proposal and Conscience in Panamanian Plan
A detailed look at the Anderson Commission's sea level canal proposal near the Isthmus of Panama. The plan envisions a largely gravity-fed canal within ten miles of the current waterway, handling major tankers and carriers, with costs rising to four to five billion and a design taking about 15 years to complete. The piece notes regional politics, potential island defense, and past US payments to Panama amid ongoing anti US sentiment.
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Nixon
Panama
Treasury
Navy
Robert Bernard Anderson
Eisenhower
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Colombia
Theodore Roosevelt
Anderson Commission
Anderson
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Pacific
Isthmus
Oceans
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates History
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc announces subscription options including street sales 5 cents, Sunday 5 cents per copy, home delivery 60 cents weekly, motor route 1.47 weekly, four week installments, and monthly service charge. Mail options priced 30 dollars per year domestically and 38 dollars overseas with payment in advance. Founded 1857.
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